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Melania and Ivanka Trump were noticeably missing from Donald Trump's victory celebrations after he won the New Hampshire Primary.
Donald Trump has scooped a win in the New Hampshire Republican primary, setting the stage for a potential rematch with Democrat Joe Biden. His main competitor, Nikki Haley, came in second with 43.1% of the votes compared to Trump's 54.6%. Joe Biden won on the Democratic side as a write-in candidate, despite not being on the ballot.
This was a night full of drama, marking the first time a presidential candidate has won the first two contests on the primary nomination calendar and failed to become the party's general election nominee. Trump is now expected to clinch the Republican nomination, grabbing the 22 delegates available from New Hampshire.
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Trump is now expected to clinch the Republican nomination, grabbing the 22 delegates available from New Hampshire (Getty Images)Usually, the winner of both the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire Primary is always able to get the nomination. This comes just days after the couple were spotted travelling in separate cars. Despite being married for 19 years, neither Donald nor Melania publicly acknowledged their anniversary this year.
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Speculation about a possible rift between them has been fuelled by footage showing Melania leaving her mother's funeral in a different car to Donald. Some people think it was done for safety, with one person saying: "Standard protection detail. You do not have two primaries in the same vehicle. A better chance that one of two might survive..."
It comes after the former First Lady and ex-President were seen traveling in separate cars after the funeral of Melania's 'beloved' mum Amalija Knav (AFP via Getty Images)A body language expert, Judi James, told The Mirror that Donald and Melania Trump putting their son Barron between them seemed like a way to keep some space. Judi explained to The Mirror: "Donald and Melania have positioned their son between them rather than standing together here and Trump himself is standing rigidly to attention with his chin raised as though wanting to perform a mark of formal respect for his mother-in-law."
Ivanka Trump also was not at the event (@CelebCandidly / SplashNews.com)He thinks Melania might be avoiding getting too close to keep her feelings under control while everyone is watching. He mentioned: "The lack of touch here could be deliberate. When someone has to mourn in public it is common to worry that acts or comfort, support and affection can make them lose their composure completely and that might be Melania's concern that she needs to stay in control of her emotions at this very public moment for the ex-FLOTUS."
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